Lyrics
Find my heart at the bottom of the well I'm in
Expressing a feeling of being deep in a difficult situation, possibly emotional or spiritual.
Find my heart
Reiteration of the desire to find one's heart in the challenging circumstance.
Lower your strong hand down to rescue me
Seeking assistance from a higher power, using the metaphor of a strong hand reaching down.
Rescue me
Repetition of the plea for rescue or help.
CHORUS
Introduction of the chorus section.
It's just like you to bring light into darkness
Acknowledging the divine ability to bring light into darkness, metaphorically suggesting hope in difficult times.
It's just like you
Reiteration of the idea that the divine presence is synonymous with bringing light.
Lord, it's just like you
Affirmation that this divine nature is attributed to the Lord.
See my soul in the place I've fallen to
Acknowledging the state of the soul in the fallen place.
See my soul
Reiteration of the acknowledgment of the soul's condition.
Lift my head from the shame I've bowed down to
Request for help in lifting the head from the shame associated with the fallen state.
Lift my head
Repetition of the request to lift the head, indicating a desire for redemption.
CHORUS
Reprise of the chorus.
It's just like you to bring beauty to ashes
Emphasizing the divine ability to bring beauty out of difficult and painful situations.
It's just like you
Restatement of the idea that such transformative power is characteristic of the divine.
Lord, it's just like you
Affirmation that this divine nature belongs to the Lord.
BRIDGE
Introduction of the bridge section.
I've been trying my whole life
Expressing a lifelong attempt to be virtuous without reliance on the symbol of the cross (possibly referring to Christ).
to be good without the cross
Highlighting the struggle to be good without embracing a specific religious symbol.
But all that I have gained
Expressing the result of the efforts as emptiness and loss.
is this emptiness and loss
Further emphasis on the negative outcome of attempting goodness without the cross.
Speak to me in my hopeless lonely place
Request for communication or guidance from the divine in a state of hopelessness.
Speak to me
Repetition of the request for divine communication.
Raise me up when no hope seems to remain
Plea to be lifted up when all hope seems to be lost.
Raise me up
Repetition of the plea for elevation from a seemingly hopeless situation.
CHORUS
Reprise of the chorus.
It's just like you to bring life to these dry bones
Affirming the divine ability to bring life to situations that seem devoid of vitality.
It's just like you
Restating the idea that this life-giving power is characteristic of the divine.
Lord, it's just like you
Affirmation that this life-giving nature belongs to the Lord.
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